Aleppo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$129
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$209
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.5
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
100
😀 Quality of life
21
77
🏙️ Population
2M
24.9M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8418th and 4879th ($535 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Aleppo ranked 3rd best city to live in Syria vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9087th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Shanghai

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Aleppo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.07
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.5
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$0.95
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.2
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$807
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.87
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3139
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$619
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$543
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$600
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$544
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$659
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$602
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$591
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$530
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$647
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$612
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$438
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$337
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$441
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$550
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$402
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$483
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$625
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$662
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$623
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$791
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$693
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$724
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$787
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$820
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$610
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$627
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1028
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$930
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$781
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$754
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1261
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$587
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$671
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$696
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$690
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1376

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753